Oklahoma's Governor Was Kicked Off The Tulsa Massacre Commission For Signing A Bill Banning Critical Race Theory In Schools

The decision comes just weeks before Oklahoma commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre.

Salvador Hernandez

JAY B Said He Was Nervous After Releasing His First Solo Single

The South Korean R&B singer and current member of Got7 spoke with BuzzFeed News about releasing his single “Switch It Up,” going solo, and scuba diving.

Steffi Cao

Joel Greenberg, A Former Associate Of Matt Gaetz, Pleaded Guilty To Sex Trafficking And Other Charges

Joel Greenberg, a former tax collector in Florida, also agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation into other people.

Stephanie K. Baer

Videos Show A Black Man With A Mental Illness Dying In Jail After Deputies Used A Stun Gun And Knelt On His Back

"I can't breathe," said Jamal Sutherland, before he died during an encounter with sheriff's deputies in South Carolina.

Tasneem Nashrulla

Tamir Rice's Family Is Pressuring The Biden Administration To Reopen A Federal Investigation Into His Death

“We’ll keep everything going until they give me some answers,” Tamir Rice’s mother said this week.

Ryan Brooks

Olivia Rodrigo Revealed She Tried To Add Love Songs To Her Album In A Bid To Not Be "Pigeonholed" As The "Heartbreak Girl"

"I don't want to do this. I don't want to be pigeonholed."

Ben Henry

Prince Harry Doesn’t Want To Raise His Children The Way He Was Raised. Here’s Why.

"When it comes to parenting, if I've experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, I'm going to make sure I break that cycle.”

Ade Onibada

Don’t Meet Your Heroes. It Won’t Make Your Parasocial Relationship More Genuine — It’s Already Real!

In this week's newsletter: I write about how superfans are often shamed and told to form relationships with people "in real life," but the relationships they have with their faves are very, very real.

Tanya Chen

How Kylie Jenner Usurped The Kardashians

Rather than shy away from the backlash over her lip fillers in 2015, Kylie capitalized on the publicity, created a billion-dollar business founded on the back of scandal, and outperformed the sisters responsible for her original platform.

Ellie Woodward

Khloé Kardashian And Tristan Thompson Were In The Process Of Hiring A Surrogate Just Six Months Before He Was Accused Of Cheating For A Third Time

"It's a new chapter," Tristan said of their surrogacy journey in October last year. By April, brand-new cheating allegations had come to light.

Ellie Woodward

Some Of The Funniest Tweets About The CDC Saying Vaccinated People Don't Need To Wear A Mask Anymore

"Personally i’ll still be wearing a mask in public until further notice because being freely ugly in peace is something i’m not willing to give up."

Clarissa-Jan Lim

The Eerie And Unsolved Case Of The Jan. 6 Pipe Bombs At The RNC And DNC

“It was shocking when it was an actual bomb.”

Katherine Miller

He Bought The Land Where He Crossed Into The US Illegally. Now He’s Offering It Up To Other Immigrants To Do The Same.

“I was undocumented once myself. Who am I to stop them?”

Adolfo Flores

36 Science Fiction And Fantasy Books From AAPI Authors That Are Impossible To Put Down

Featuring folklore, magic, dystopias, and more — these SFF novels are perfect reads for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and beyond.

Margaret Kingsbury

This Woman Shared The Bad Beauty Experience That Left Her Scarred On TikTok

“If you have a weak stomach then please keep scrolling.”

Ade Onibada

Asian American Adoptees Are Grappling With Incomplete Histories And Cultural Gatekeepers

In response to the surge of racist violence, many Asian Americans are reconnecting with their ancestral cultures. But that’s not so easy for those who were adopted into white families.

Tanya Chen

How ENHYPEN Is Making A Name As The K-Pop Rookies To Watch

"We wish to show endless progression, and grow into a one of a kind group to watch out for," Heeseung told BuzzFeed News.

Ellie Bate

Pink Got Refreshingly Honest About The Challenges Of Maintaining A Long-Term Marriage

"It's an impossible expectation to think you're going to evolve at exactly the same pace as another person."

Ellie Bate

Ellen Said She Didn't Know Her Show Was Toxic Because Her Celebrity Guests Were Having A Good Time

"I don't know how I could have known when there's 255 employees here and there are a lot of different buildings," she told Today host Savannah Guthrie.

Krystie Lee Yandoli

Machine Gun Kelly Said He's "Very Glad" Megan Fox Is Alive After Their "Dangerous" First Dates

"It was very dangerous. I'm very glad she’s alive."

Ben Henry

Ohio Will Offer $1 Million Weekly Lotteries And Full-Ride Scholarships For People Who Get A COVID Vaccine

The state will select one student and one adult at random for five consecutive weeks, starting later this month.

Stephanie K. Baer

With Liz Cheney Pushed Aside, Trump's Control Of His Party Is Clear. Republicans Don't Know How Long It Will Last.

Loyalty to Trump remains a prerequisite to rise through the Republican Party, with Rep. Liz Cheney only the latest to fall.

Paul McLeod

Former “Ellen Show” Employees Said The TV Host Is Finally Feeling The Consequences Of Years Of Behind-The-Scenes Misconduct

“If none of this came out she'd still be going strong, laughing all the way to the bank, and getting that daily applause,” a former employee said.

Krystie Lee Yandoli

Buckingham Palace Told A "Trump Train" Bus To Stop Using The Queen's Image

An image of Queen Elizabeth II was doctored to show her wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat and a QAnon brooch.

Ellie Hall

Instagram Censored Posts About One Of Islam’s Holiest Mosques, Drawing Employee Ire

The photo-sharing app mistakenly removed content about the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the site of clashes between Israeli police forces and Palestinian worshippers, after associating the site with terrorism.

Ryan Mac

Colton Underwood Came Out After Visiting A Gay Spa And Getting Blackmailed

Underwood also revealed that he had hooked up with men, but not had sex with a man, prior to first appearing on The Bachelorette in 2018.

David Mack

Miley Cyrus Opened Up About The Song She Wrote After Getting Back Together With Liam Hemsworth In A Heartfelt Instagram Post

"Today is the 4 year anniversary of Malibu. A song about a place and person that at the time I loved very much."

Ben Henry

Ellen DeGeneres Is Ending Her TV Show After Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct And A Toxic Workplace

The decision comes after BuzzFeed News reports detailed a range of workplace allegations from employees that included sexual misconduct, racism, and intimidation.

Krystie Lee Yandoli

Barry Jenkins On Avoiding The Exploitation Of Black Trauma In “The Underground Railroad”

“I knew of all the things I've ever done, it was going to take an even more heightened level of responsibility from me and my treatment of these images."

Sagal Mohammed

Republicans Removed Liz Cheney From Leadership For Refusing To Bow To Trump

"I will do everything I can to ensure the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office," Cheney said after being stripped of power by her party.

Paul McLeod

Machine Gun Kelly Revealed Megan Fox Gave Him A Drop Of Blood In A Necklace After He "Freaked Out" When She Had To Go Away

"Some people give a handkerchief to their partner. She gave me her DNA."

Ben Henry

A Man Who Killed His Girlfriend And Five Members Of Her Family Was Angry He Wasn't Invited To A Party, Police Said

Police said the suspect had no criminal history, but he did have a pattern of controlling and jealous behavior toward his girlfriend.

Stephanie K. Baer